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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mark Crew
Mark Crew
Programming
Dan Smith
Dan Smith
Keyboards
William Farquarson
William Farquarson
Bass Guitar
Chris Wood
Chris Wood
Percussion
Verity Evanson
Verity Evanson
Cello
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Dan Smith
Dan Smith
Songwriter
Mark Crew
Mark Crew
String Arranger
Verity Evanson
Verity Evanson
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mark Crew
Mark Crew
Producer
Dan Smith
Dan Smith
Producer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Look who's digging their own grave, that is what they all say
You'll drink yourself to death
Look who makes their own bed, lies right down within it
And what will you have left?
[Verse 2]
Out on the front doorstep drinking from a paper cup
You won't remember this
Living beyond your years, acting out all their fears
You feel it in your chest
[Verse 3]
Your hands protect the flames
From the wild winds around you
[Verse 4]
Icarus is flying too close to the sun
And Icarus' life, it has only just begun
It's just begun
[Verse 5]
Standing on the cliff face, highest fall you'll ever grace
It scares me half to death
Look out to the future but it tells you nothing
So take another breath
[Verse 6]
Your hands protect the flames
From the wild winds around you
[Verse 7]
Icarus is flying too close to the sun
And Icarus' life, it has only just begun
And this is how it feels to take a fall
Icarus is flying towards an early grave
[Verse 8]
You put up your defenses when you leave
You leave because you're certain
Of who you want to be
[Verse 9]
You're putting up your armor when you leave
And you leave because you're certain
Of who you want to be
[Verse 10]
Icarus is flying too close to the sun
And Icarus' life, it has only just begun
And this is how it feels to take a fall
Icarus is flying towards an early grave
Written by: Dan Smith
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